Table 10 Descriptive statistics for age (in months) when developmental milestones were reached, and results of the comparisons between the groups.

From: Cognitive profiles in children and adolescents with Down syndrome

Group

Verbal

Non-verbal

Homogeneous

F

p

ηp2

Sitting

n

26

20

18

1.75

0.18

0.05

M (DS)

[min–max]

8.83 (2.80)

[5.5–14]

12.38 (11.74)

[6–60]

8.94 (2.61)

[5–13]

Babbling

n

24

20

16

4.22

0.02

0.13

M (DS)

[min–max]

15.96 (6.12)

[6–30]

21.25 (16.62)

[5–78]

11.03 (3.55)

[6–20]

Walking

n

27

22

21

1.48

0.24

0.04

M (DS)

[min–max]

24.11 (5.54)

[13–36]

27.41 (13.40)

[12–72]

23.01 (5.01)

[14–36]

First words

n

26

22

21

1.16

0.32

0.03

M (DS)

[min–max]

27.54 (16.72)

[12–96]

31.36 (13.85)

[7–66]

24.71 (11.46)

[10–60]

  1. F F-test value; p  significance level; ηp2 eta partial squared expressing the effect size.